It said the blast occurred at 2:05 am (0005 GMT).
Turkey(fastly)
An explosion occurred
in an area of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport where airplanes were
parked, wounding two cleaning staff on a nearby plane, but the cause of
the blast was not clear, Pegasus airline said on Wednesday.
It
said the blast occurred at 2:05 am (0005 GMT) when no passengers were
in the area and that operations were continuing normally at the airport,
on the Asia side of the city.
Police
armed with rifles and protective vests imposed tight security at
entrances to the airport after the blast, searching vehicles in the area
while a police helicopter circled overhead, state-run Anadolu Agency
said.
It said one of the cleaners was seriously
hurt, suffering a wound to the head, while one was wounded in the hand,
and they were both being treated in hospital.
The
Sabiha Gokcen airport operator said in a brief statement there was no
problem with plane takeoffs and landings at the airport, adding that
investigations into the cause of the blast were continuing.
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